Camp Kearns scrapbook, 1944-1946

Overview of the Collection

Title
Camp Kearns scrapbook
Dates
1944-1946 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 linear feet, (1 oversize box)
Collection Number
ACCN 1126
Summary
The Camp Kearns scrapbook (1944-1946) details the activities and events that took place in daily life at the camp. Camp Kearns was an Army Air Base that was established during the Second World War. It operated from 1942-1948.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Camp Kearns was established in 1942 to assist in the American war effort. The US Army Air Force established it on an area of dry farmland, fourteen miles southwest of Salt Lake City. At its height, the base had a 1.7 million square-foot warehouse, 926 tar-paper sheathed buildings, three theatres, two gymnasiums, three fire stations, two service clubs, sixteen mess halls, a cold storage plant, recreation fields, parking areas, a ten-wing hospital, a bank, post office, telegraph office, and train station. In 1943 the camp had become Utah's third largest city with a population of 40,000 soldiers and nearly 1,200 civilian employees. After the war the base was declared surplus and auctioned off in 1948. The street and utility infrastructure remained and was purchased for $287,270.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Camp Kearns scrapbook (1944-1946) details the activities and events that took place in daily life at the camp.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Fran Zedney in 1989.

Processing Note

Processed by Dorothy Mortensen in 1997.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0627).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
oversize-box
1 Scrapbook 1944-1946

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Soldiers--Utah--Recreation
  • World War, 1939-1945--Utah

Corporate Names

  • United States. Army--Service clubs

Geographical Names

  • Camp Kearns (Utah)--History--Sources
  • Utah--Military history--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks